February 27, 2017: Embarking on the Lords errand.

Hope all is well family and friends!

This week went by really fast! I can't believe how fast time is going! In a week it will have marked 6 months of being out in the mission field! It's crazy! The past couple days have been very emotional as I've pondered and reflected about some of the experiences that have occurred over the  previous 6 months. I remember the day President Hinton set me apart, I didn't really know what to expect?   You see, since I was young I always knew and had made the descion to serve a mission. I had always planned though to go to a year of school first! For some reason though, after lots of fasting and prayer, I knew the the Lord wanted me to serve right after graduating high school! I didn't know why but I just knew I needed to go! Sitting here now writing this to you I am glad I did because now, I understand something that i didnt understand before I came out on my mission. I've come to understand and know my Savior better! I remember when my grandpa Sioasi passed away, it was tough because I felt I really didn't get know my grandfather as well as I would have liked to. I felt I really didn't know him it at all!  When we went down for his funeral service I was able to read stories of him, see pictures of him! One thing I did know he loved was music,  and I remember my cousin Benson playing a jazz version of "I am a child of God", the spirit was so strong! It's almost as if I felt my grandpas presence there!  I felt connected to him because I felt like I understood and knew him better because we were doing those things he loved! Anytime my brother would play the piano, I could feel my grandpas spirit so strongly!  Being out on my mission has done the same thing but it has helped me come to understand my Savior more! Before my mission I felt like I was close to him and that he was there for me and knew and cared for me! But being out on a mission has helped me to come to understand and know him even more! Being in this capacity as a missionary we are constantly embarked on the Lords errand! Doing these things just like my grandpa has made me feel closer and come to know him better! 

Love elder Tuita